Unlikely Heroes the Key in Jays Win Over Twins

Johnny Mac wins the game with a three run dinger!

That’s right I said John “Johnny Mac” McDonald, the ever popular defensive wizard of a super utility man, hit his first career three run home run blast off Minnesota reliever “Big” Jon Rauch to win the game for Toronto 6-3.



McDonald was filling in for regular second baseman Aaron Hill at second base on the evening.

Speaking of Hill, congratulations go out to Aaron and his wife Elizabeth, who gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Paige Victoria, on Monday night.

The other unlikely hero in the game was Edwin Encarnacion.

Encarnacion, who has been a disappointment in Toronto since arriving via trade at the end of July had his best night as a Blue Jay.

Encarnacion was only 1-4 in the game, but the hit was a big one, a single that cashed two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning tying the game at three, two batters before McDonald took Rauch over the left field fence for the eventual game winner.

Encarnacion also made a tremendous play at third in the top of the seventh inning, making a very tough backhand play, slinging the ball off balance to first to get the not slow at foot Delmon Young.

In other Blue Jays news, Adam Lind shared Player of the Week honors with Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria for last week. Lind hit .321 with three homers and a major league-best 12 RBIs in eight games.



In celebration of the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year of the new millennium the Toronto Blue Jays have put together a poll for their fans.

The Jays want fans to vote on “The All Time 9”. Your personal all time dream lineup of Blue Jays.

Voting can be casted at: http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/fan_forum/all_time_nine/index.jsp?c_id=tor

My personal choices were:

1B – John Olerud
2B – Aaron Hill
SS – Tony Fernandez
3B – Kelly Gruber
C – Pat Borders
DH – Paul Molitor
OF (Choose 3) – George Bell, Joe Carter, Devon White.

In other baseball news, San Francisco Giants prized right hander Tim “The Freak” Lincecum was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night with spasms and inflammation in the lower left side of his back.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy is optimistic Lincecum will make his next scheduled start.



Finally, the Chicago Cubs set a record on Tuesday night with eight consecutive hits to being the game against Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Zack Duke. The last time a team accomplished such a feat was the New York Yankees in a hit parade September 25th 1990 against the Baltimore Orioles.